Combined shovel-board and end-gate.



Q W. A. GIERMANN. COMBINED SHOVEL BOARD AND END GATE. APPLICATION FILEDJAN. 12. 1909.

932,980,. Patented Aug. 31, 1909.

Qvwenfoz Wi in wow onrrnn srrATns PATENT orrron WILHELM ll. GIEEHANN, FBLENCOE, IOWA.

COMBINED SHOVEL-IBOARD AND END-GATE,

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed January 12, 1909. Serial No. 471,906.

in the novel construction and arrangement of 'ltS parts, as hereinaftershown and described.

The object of the invention is to provide a combined device of thecharacter indicated which may be applied to the end of a wagoh bodywithout necessitating the application 1 of securing parts or members tothe inner sides or surfaces of the side boards of the wagon body,thereby removing objectionable features incident to those boards whereinsecuring or attaching means are provided to be applied against the innersurfaces of the side boards, for the attachment of such means upon thesaid sides reduces the passugeway at the rear end of the wagon body,and, consequently, interferes with the loading and unloading of the bodyA further object of the invention is to provide combined device, asindicated, with a lower hinged section which may be swung away from theend oi the wagon body when it is desired to unload the same by dumping.

In'the accompanying drawings :-the figure is a perspective View of thecombined shovel board and end gate, illustrating the same applied to awagon body, which is shown in dotted lines.

A sill 1 is usually found at the rear end of a wagon body, (indicated bythe dotted lines 2) and the end portions of the said sill project beyondthe sides of the said body 2. ()f the combined shovel-board and end gatethe side pieces 3 are provided at their inner or forward ends with ,thebearings 4, which are adapted to rest upon the projecting end portionsof the sill 1, and the inner sides of the said side pieces 3 are adaptedto fit closely or snugly against the outer surfaces of the sides of thewagon body indicated at '2. Cleats 5 are mounted upon the inner surfacesof the side pieces 3 and are provided with the inwardly disposed endportions 6,

which, when the said side pieces 3 are in their swung up positions, willengage the ends of the side. boards of the Wagon body and limit theupward swinging movement of the said side pieces 3. The perforated lugs7 are mounted upon the outer surfaces of the sides of the body 2. I

The platform consists of a section 8, which is fixed with relation tothe upper or rear end portions-of the side pieces 3, and which,

Patented Aug. 31, 1909.

when the said end gate is swung up, is adapted to bear at its endportions against the endsof the sides of the Wagon body 2. A section 9is hingedly attached to the lower edge of the fixed section 8, and, attimes, is adapted to bear in a similar manner at its end portionsagainst the ends of the sides of the wagon body. Spring keepers 10 arefixed to the lower or forward end portions of the side pieces 3 and arelocated upon the outer surfaces thereof. The said keepers 10 project attheir end portions beyond the edges of the side pieces 3, and areperforated I as at 11, and slightly out-turned,-as at 12.

A latch mechanism is provided for telnporarily fixing the free endportion-of the section 9 with relation to the side pieees3.

Such mechanism consists of a U-shaiped member 13, which is pivoted atits mi dies to the middle portion of the hinged section 9, and betweenthe ends of which is pivoted a handle 14. The inner end portions of therods 15 are pivotally connected with the end portions of the member 13,ahdthe outer end portions of the said rods 15 are pivotally connectedwith the inner ends of the bolts;

16. Thebolts 16 are mounted for sliding movement in the Ushapedmembers17, which are fixed near the edges of the section 9. The outer ends ofthef'bolts 16 are slightly beveled, as indicated at 18, and are adaptedto enter the perforations 11 provided in the keepers 10. Coil springs 19are located between the ends of the U-shaped members 17 and surround thebolts 16, and, at their inner ends, bear against the inner ends of thesaid members 17, and, at their outerends bear against pins 20, whichpass transversely through the outer portions of the said' bolts 16.

A hook 21 is pivotally mounte'd upon the upper portion of the fixedsection 8 and is adapted to engage the handle 14, andhold the free orlower edge of the section 9 in an elevated position when thesame ismanually swung up for the purpose of dumping or unloading the wagonbody. Eyes 22 are fixedly mounted at.v the lower edge portion'of thefixed section 8, and a spring clip 23 is also mounted at the lowerportion of the said fixed section 8, but in the vicinity of the middlethereof. Braces, consisting of the rod sections which sections o otallycoi'niecte-sl together as :26, are g-rovided for lioldigig {be combinedshovel-board and end gate in proper position with relation to he wagonbody when said combined device 5 lowered into s swung down position. Theoryverd ends of tie rod sections 25 are proided Wiiil the-hooks :27,which engage percreations in the lugs 7, and ibe rear ends he SQC'lJiUHS2% are provided Wiib eniergeiiiei'its :28 which ore such z liemeizer tooreciude Cl 1G possibilii-y oi": passage through the eyes 22 When thecombined sbovel-boerd and end gate is in a ci sed position geins'i theend of repa d My a Wagon body the parks in jibe positions illustrated inthe figure of iiiie drswinr in which it will be noted ihai the rodsections are of such length to extend from the lugs 7 through the eyes222; and shot the rod sections Q may be swung laieroiiy and securedbehind the spring clip 23; whereby means is provided for holding theupper poriion of the combined. device in close reistion Wish the rearend of the wagon body It will also be seen that, by swinging the clip 23book, the enlarged ends of the sections may be liberated their cm andswung into alineine'nt with the sec s when the cod gate may be wung downoili'ii the enlarged hence 28 coins in contact Willi the coder sides ofthe eyes Thus, he oreces which the rod sections 2 d. form com--ponentports, suppers c end gate in. its swung down posicioiii 2o 1., by.r iison oi the pivotal connection between the sections and 25, and ilieforward ends of iillQ sections with the log 7, suiiicieiit ficxibiiityis afforded to assure that lies enlarged beads 28 of bot-l1 the sectionswi i pro crly or engage the under surface? of the eyes 2.2. When thecombined is swung down into the position last above indicated it may beconvenieiiialy used as shovel-board for shoveling grain or oibermaterial. from the body 2, inasmuch as sofiicieirt uncovered face willbe exposed upon the u; or side of the coiribined device to permit offree use a shovei or other iinoleinciib ilie eon "v -fhen it is desireso unload the body 2 by dumping or tilting, and the of the combinedshovel-board and. end gate are in the posicions shown in the figure ofthe drawing, operator grasps the handle 14 and turns the U-shaped member'13 upon its pivotal connection with the hinged section 9, Thus the rods15 are moved longitudinally, which, in turn, will draw the bolts 16 inagainst the tension of the springs 19 and the beveled exixrem' of the ilbol'ts will le 'Wiillldi'i'flll from ilie per.

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clevsieo member i is engaged with the book 21, Wi'llCll iii noid theioweror free portion of keepers 10, and when the bevelcdends 18 of thesaid bolts 16 arrive opposite the perforations 11 in the said keepers,the tension of the springs 19 comes into play, and the said bolts eremoved loingituidiinelly and the beveled ends 18 thereof are forced intothe said pe forstions ll. o

By such arrangement of the poris it will be seen. that it is notnecessary to place any oi the members of attachments upon the innersurfaces of the sides of: the Wagon body, and hence the passageway atthe rear end of the Wagon body is not reduced nor are projecting partspresent which would interfere with an operator who may stand upon thecombined device and use an implemotes such, for instance, a shovel, forloeding'or unloading the Wagon body. Ii; will also be seen. tbot iisimple and durable structure is eiiectedmnd that xvhen the combinedshovel-board and end gate is in an conpocicd with the first saidsect-ion, cleats mounted upon tire inner surfaces of the side pieces atpoints between the bearings and the edge of ibe fixed platform sectionand having inwardly disposed QXiIGIDliZlGS, keep-' mounted upon the sidepieces, and a la'tch mechanism mounted upon the hinged sect-ion andhaving spring-actuated bolts adapted to engage the keepers. v

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own i have hereto aiiixedmy signature in the presence of two Witnesses.

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